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Hannibal

August 31, 2001 // 0 Comments

"Hannibal, " both the Thomas Harris novel and Ridley Scott’s film adaptation, returns everyone’s favorite corprophagist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to the public eye. A decade ago, "Silence of the Lambs" beat the odds in adapting [...]

A Better Place

August 31, 2001 // 0 Comments

’A Better Place’ plays like a very dark ’After School Special’. Following the death of his father, Barret (Robert DiPatri) moves to a new town, and soon find that it’s not easy being the new kid. He becomes friends with Ryan (Eion Bailey), a [...]

Maniac: Special Edition

August 31, 2001 // 0 Comments

Get ready to explore a very interesting hidden feature on Anchor Bay Entertainment’s Special Edition release of William Lustig’s controversial slasher flick, “Maniac.” From the disc’s main menu, got to the “Extras” menu and then press the [...]

Enemy At The Gates

August 30, 2001 // 0 Comments

It seems inevitable that director Jean-Jacques Annaud’s large-scale WWII drama would be compared to "Saving Private Ryan." On the surface, "Enemy at the Gates" appears to mimic its predecessor yet, given a closer look, the latter [...]

The Duel

August 30, 2001 // 0 Comments

Since "The Storm Riders" has conquered the Hong Kong box office some time ago, it has not only revived theatrical revenues in Hong Kong in general, as expected – and hoped for – it has also brought forth a number of films that put [...]

Legend Of Hell House

August 30, 2001 // 0 Comments

At first glance, 1973’s ’The Legend of Hell House’ may look like a rip-off of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel, ’The Haunting of Hill House’ and the subsequent 1963 film based on the book. (We won’t discuss the 1999 re-make here.) A physicist, [...]

Werewolf of London / She-Wolf of London

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

Motivated by the enormous successes of "Frankenstein" and "Dracula, " producer and Universal Pictures’ president Carl Laemmle yearned to create yet another box-office boogeyman to stand alongside Karloff and Lugosi. In 1935, Laemmle [...]

Carrie

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

Many words have been used to describe Brian De Palma over the years. Words such as talented, overrated, offensive, gifted, underrated, and so on, have told the tale of a career, which has seen its ups and downs. And while his contemporaries, George Lucas, [...]

Reptilian

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

From South Korea comes a film by first-time director Hyung Rae Shim by the title of ’Repilian, ’ maybe better known as ’2001 Yonggary, ’ which has now found its way to DVD through Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. In essence, this film is at [...]

Skeletons In The Closet

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

In Artisan Home Entertainment’s DVD release of the thriller “Skeletons In The Closet” you can find some exciting hidden material if you know where to look. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special Features” and there select the “Cast [...]
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